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Descriptor English: Kinesiophobia
Descriptor Spanish: Kinesiofobia
Descriptor cinesiofobia
Entry term(s) cinesofobia
cinetofobia
evitación de la actividad relacionada con el dolor
fobia al movimiento
miedo al movimiento
Scope note: Trastorno de ansiedad por miedo persistente e irracional al movimiento después de una lesión. Está relacionado con una percepción de discapacidad a causa de la lesión y a CATASTROFISMO por miedo (anticipado) al DOLOR y a la posibilidad de LESIONES DE REPETICIÓN.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cinesiofobia
Descriptor French: Kinésiophobie
Entry term(s): Activity Avoidance, Pain-Related
Avoidance, Pain-Related Activity
Fear of Movement
Kinesophobia
Kinetophobia
Movement Fear
Movement Phobia
Pain Related Activity Avoidance
Pain-Related Activity Avoidance
Phobia, Movement
Tree number(s): F01.100.575.500
F01.470.132.225.500
F03.080.725.375
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000092442
Scope note: Anxiety disorder of persistent and irrational fear of movement following an injury. It is related to perceived disability due to injury and CATASTROPHIZING in fear of (anticipated) PAIN and possibility of REINJURY.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Phobic Disorders (2003-2022)
Public MeSH Note: 2023
History Note: 2023
DeCS ID: 60119
Unique ID: D000092442
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Date Established: 2023/01/01
Date of Entry: 2022/07/08
Revision Date: 2022/07/08
Kinesiophobia - Preferred
Concept UI M000752185
Scope note Anxiety disorder of persistent and irrational fear of movement following an injury. It is related to perceived disability due to injury and CATASTROPHIZING in fear of (anticipated) PAIN and possibility of REINJURY.
Preferred term Kinesiophobia
Entry term(s) Activity Avoidance, Pain-Related
Avoidance, Pain-Related Activity
Fear of Movement
Kinesophobia
Kinetophobia
Movement Fear
Movement Phobia
Pain Related Activity Avoidance
Pain-Related Activity Avoidance
Phobia, Movement



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